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14 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout

officials took steps to speed vaccine development last year, the United States and other countries could have paid to build manufacturing infrastructure and shore up the supply chain needed to produce... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Health

24 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 24

trained professionals with many years of experience. Loans evaluated under more permissive incentive schemes are rated significantly less risky than the same loans evaluated under pay-for-performance. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/13-002.pdf... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 Jul 2020
Blog Post

HBS Summer Fellows Respond to COVID-19

world. Peter Le: Understand how global supply chain works and what are the potential drivers and hurdles for efficient global supply chain... View Details

29 Aug 2024
Blog Post

Leni Peterson R. (MS/MBA 2023): Solving Big Problems Through Entrepreneurship

Without water, companies cannot operate. Water is not only a key indicator of climate change, but also a major factor behind supply chain disruptions. Poor water access can exacerbate health and political... View Details

01 Jun 2022
News

'Rooted' In Innovation

and iron out supply chain and regulatory issues at the United States Embassy in Cameroon. “Establishing a stable supply chain is a huge challenge... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

25 Feb 2020
News

Beyond the Plastisphere

works in developing countries to prevent ocean-bound plastic from entering the water in the first place and channels it into recycled products. OceanCycle builds and certifies supply chains for recycled... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing

19 Jul 2016
First Look

July 19, 2016

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51341 Beyond Symbolic Responses to Private Politics: Examining Labor Standards Improvement in Global Supply Chains By: Hugill, Andrea R., Jodi L. Short, and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Mar 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Managed Ecosystems and Translucent Institutional Logics: Engaging Communities

Keywords: by Elizabeth J. Altman, Frank Nagle, and Michael Tushman

15 Dec 2024
News

Kelp Is on the Way

Petrochemicals are all around us—from ubiquitous plastic packaging to the inconspicuous lining of your takeaway coffee cup, and in everyday products like soaps, deodorants, and toothpaste. But that will change, according to Matthew Perkins (MBA 2009). When industries... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Illustration by Melinda Beck; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems; Water, Sewage and Supply Systems

Web

Peek into Business | MBA

business and the diverse career paths it creates. Peek into Business provides an understanding of: What Is Business? Explore the broad definition of "business" and consider how understanding it can be valuable—from a strawberry farmer managing View Details

December 2010 (Revised March 2013)
Case

Asian Agri and the Future of Palm Oil

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

For Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil... View Details

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Strategy; Supply Chain Management; Natural Environment; Marketing Strategy; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Indonesia; Malaysia

01 Feb 2002
News

Top Ten Cases: Research from Around The World

Yoffie and M. Kwak (9-799-108), 1999 “Yahoo!: Business on Internet Time,” by J. Rivkin and J. Girotto (9-700-013), 2000 “Ford Motor Co.: Supply Chain Strategy,” by R. Austin (9-699-198), 1999 “Calyx &... View Details

December 2008 (Revised February 2017)
Case

Olam International

By: David E. Bell and Mary Shelman

In 20 years, Sunny Verghese had built Singapore-based Olam International from a small Nigerian export company into a $5 billion global leader in agricultural commodities with a core competence in Africa. Olam's growth had come by pursuing product and geographic... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Trade; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply Chain; Expansion; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa; Singapore

November 1999 (Revised June 2002)
Case

Debate Over Unbundling General Motors: The Delphi Divestiture and Other Possible Transactions, The

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Ever since General Motors (GM) announced in February 1997 its intention to divest Delphi Automotive Systems--its upstream parts manufacturing operations--Wall Street had called for further unbundling, and various stakeholders competed for their claim of value... View Details

Keywords: Valuation; Supply Chain; Vertical Integration; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Governance; Auto Industry; United States

September 2023
Supplement

CMA CGM: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Container Shipping

Marine transport is the most cost-effective way to move large volumes over long distances, and container shipping is the backbone of international trade in goods. Yet shipping contributed 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions, and the deep-sea segment, which... View Details

Keywords: Container Shipping; Decarbonization; Energy Efficiency; Logistics; Supply Chain; Trade; Environmental Regulation; Governance Compliance; Ship Transportation; Transportation Industry; Shipping Industry; Europe; Asia; North America

September 2020 (Revised March 2022)
Case

JOANN: Joannalytics Inventory Allocation Tool

By: Kris Ferreira and Srikanth Jagabathula

Michael Joyce, Vice President of Inventory Management at JOANN, championed an effort to develop and implement an inventory allocation analytics tool that used advanced analytics to predict in-season demand of seasonal items for each of JOANN’s nearly 900 stores and... View Details

Keywords: Analytics; Machine Learning; Optimization; Inventory Management; Mathematical Methods; Decision Making; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Resource Allocation; Distribution; Technology Adoption; Applications and Software; Change Management; Fashion Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Ohio

17 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 17

uniqueness in the transferable utility (TU) case. Our main result is an extension of the definition and the existence and uniqueness theorems to stochastic games-discounted or undiscounted. Download working paper:... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2008
News

Negotiating with Wal-Mart

negotiations to supply Wal-Mart with her family farm’s pumpkins and watermelons. Like Muccio, Talley confronted some of the same hardball price challenges, and like Muccio, she acquired a deep understanding of the Wal-Mart culture while... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; General Merchandise Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2011
News

Walking the TalkTalk

challenges.” She embraced a formidable task in 2010 when, with years of experience at supermarket chains Sainsbury’s and Tesco but none in telecom, she became CEO of TalkTalk, which supplies telephone and... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

06 Dec 2021
News

Elevator Pitch: Power Sourced

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Chaku Foods Nikki Okrah (MBA 2021), CEO and Founder Concept: A snack-food company in Okrah’s native Ghana that is building farming supply chain... View Details

Keywords: agriculture; Africa; food manufacturing; entrepreneurship; startup; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

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